or plural giraffe: a large fleet African ruminant mammal (Giraffa camelopardalis) that is the tallest of living quadrupeds and has a very long neck and a short coat with dark blotches separated by pale lines
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Later, prehistoric hunters and farmers lived in the Sahara alongside a veritable zoo of iconic African wildlife, including elephants, giraffes, hippos, a variety of gazelles, Nile perch, crocodiles, aurochs, Neolithic cattle, turtles, and an enormous collection of large trees and plants.—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 Ideally there would be four people on the ground to rope and hold down a bull giraffe while other team members treated the injury, according to experts.—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025 There were lions there and Cape buffalo and elephants and giraffes.—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 28 May 2025 Visitors often flock to this landlocked country north of South Africa for Chobe National Park’s famous game drives among elephants, giraffes, and lions.—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for giraffe
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